How many days do you need in Hasakah?

Two days is realistic, but they do not carry equal weight. The city itself is half a day: the mound in the centre, the street of churches, the riverbank and the market. Budget the rest of that day for arranging a car and a driver. The real day is the tells: Tell Beydar to the north, Tell Brak to the north-east, and because the link between the two is poor the trip is built as a loop back through Hasakah and comes to 176 kilometres. Do not squeeze Tell Halaf into it — that lies 94 kilometres north-west, needs a day of its own, and needs someone to tell you first whether the road is open.